Topeka is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Topeka typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Topeka, ~7% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Topeka compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Topeka is the most Republican-leaning.
Topeka runs about 52 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Topeka leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Topeka, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Topeka hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Indiana average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 89% of households in Topeka are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Topeka, IN does.
Why turnout in Topeka looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Topeka is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Topeka report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Topeka sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Lagrange, IN R+55
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- Shady Nook, IN R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sullivan, IN R+48
- Fox Point, WI D+39
- Vassar, MI R+37
- Kunkletown, PA R+40
- Skaneateles, NY D+12
- Chisago City, MN R+21
- Anamosa, IA R+21
- Barrington, NJ D+17
- Tellico Village, TN R+42
- Pinckneyville, IL R+50
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Indiana Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.